Canoe or boat construction



.2 smi@ Y J. F. HYDE CANOE OR BOAT CONSTRUCTION Filed `July 26, 1928 Aug.. 6, 1929.

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Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES JOHN FREDERICK HYDE, OE SAUL'I STEQMARIE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CANOE OR'BOAT CONSTRUCTION.

y Application filed July 26,

My invention relates to improvements in canoe or boat construct/irais, and the object ot' the invention is to devise a canoe or boat which can be easily and quickly seetionall y divided so as to be rendered compact ifor transportation, and yet the sections oil which when connected provide a r- 'id and water tight structure, and it consis mseutially oitl the arraiigen'icnt and coi'isti'liction el: parts as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Fig. l is a plan view of a canoe constructed in accordance with my invention.

2 is a side elevation of my canoe. A

Fig. 3 a side elei'fation et the divided sections of the canoe `in nested position.

Fig. 4l is an enlarged plan sectional detail showing the fastening means between the sections.

Fig. 5 is a plan sectional detail looking edgewise upon one of the clip fasteners.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation oil" the parts shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail showing the separable connection between the gunwale portions oit each section.

Fig. 8 is a perspective detail of the operating lever employed in assembling and disasseiiibrliiig the device.

Fig. 9 is an invertedplan section showing the means lor connecting the keel sections together.

Fig. l() is a sectional view through Fig. 9.

In the drawing like characters of reifen ence indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

l, 2, 3 and fl are the sections of a canoe each provided with a gunwale portion 5. 6 and 'i' are hinge members counter sunk in the abutting ends of the giinwale portions and provided with a removable hinge pin 8. 9 is an internal rib member extending around the transverse edge of each section between the gunwale portion on one side oit the canoe or boat to the gunwalc portion on the opposite side.

lVhen the sections are assembled together as indicated in Figure l the rib portions 9 ofthe abutting ends of the sections bear one against the other and between which is inserted a packing strip of wick materia-l or any other suitable form of packing which may be cemented or otherwise suitably secured to one of the ribs 9. The ribs 9 are preferably formed of three ply thickness, but may be et any suitable structure desired.

l0 are cam members secured to the inner 1928. Serial No. 295,537.

face of each rib 9, a cain member 10 being on each side oi' the double rib ol" two abutting sections as clearly indicated in Figure l. 11 is a bearing strap iiiccureiil to the upper edge yet one of the ribs 9. l2 a clip which in the torni of a round liar extending transversely or the abutting` ribs 9, the ends of the `bai' being bent inward in semi-circular iloriii so that Ythe extremities thei'col may be brought into bearing contact with the cams l0. 13 an operating lever provided with a head 13X farrying a double fork, the mein bei-s ot which are designated by the numerals lei and l5.

W'lien it is desired to unlock or lock the sections together the lever is placed in the dotted position indicated in Figure 5 and the lever swung transversely ot the canoe or boat so as to carry the extremities of the cli p l2 into or out of engagement with the cams l0. As the clip is i'orced downward into locking engagement it rides up the inclined surfaces oit the cams 10 forcing the opposing ribs 9 into tight Contact and thereby securely and rigidly locking them together so as to form a tight joint.

16 is a plate countersunk in the keel edge 1S and provided with an offset portion 1GX having a transverse slot i which overliangs the division between the keel sections,A

and 17 .is a 'ylate sii'iiilarl secui'ei'l'to the end ot the keel section next adjacent and kprovided with a downtiu'iied tongue li'V` which is hooked into the slot 'i60 to connect the ends oi the keel sections together.

From this description it will be seen that l have devised a very simple construction in which the .'eetions oi a canoe or boat when separated apart may be nested one inside the other as illustrated in Figure 3, so that they will occupy a very small space and thereby enable their transshipinent in an aeroplane or other situation where the space available is very limited, and yet at the 2. In a canoe or boat divided tra sversely into a plurality of sections, a' rib extending,` around each transverse edge of each section and adapted to bear one against the other when the sections are in an abutting position, a clip adapted to hear against each outer side of each pair of ribs to force them into contact, and comprising a bearin3 member carried upon the edge of one rib7 a rocking bar member journalled in such bearing member and having` inturned ends adapted to bear against the outer surfaces of the ribs to hear against the outer surfaces of the ribs when the clip is sWunO downward, and a cam piate having inclined surfaces with Which the clip extremities are brought into direct Contact as they are swungv downward at each side of the opposing ribs.

4. In a canoe or boat divided transversely into a plurality oi sections, a rib extending' around each transverse edge 0i each section and adapted to hear one against the other when the sections are in an abutting position, clips adapted to bear against each outer side ot' each pair ot' ribs to force tl ei into Contact, and mea-ns for connecting the keel portions of each sect-ion together end to end consisting` of a piate secured to the bottom edge of one keel portion and provided with a downwardiy offset slottedV end overlapping the line of division between the ections, and a plate secured to the adjacent keel portion and havinga doan-turneil end dapted to pass through the slot of the aforesaid offset portion.

JOHN FREDERICK HYDE. 

